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  • Japanese pop star Shijiro Atae, rear center, poses with others during an announcement for a year-end TV music show in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2010. Atae said he is gay in an emotional announcement at a fan event Wednesday, July 26, 2023, that was warmly welcomed in a country where the government does not recognize LGBTQ equality. (Kyodo News via AP)
    In Japan, a J-Pop star has come out as gay and his fans cheer
    Shinjiro Atae shared the personal revelation on Wednesday evening with an auditorium filled with thousands in Tokyo.
  • Maria Sherman's new book gives critical consideration to a too-often maligned phenomenon within pop music: the boy band.
    A New Book Traces The History Of Boy Bands, The Pop Phenomenon 'Larger Than Life'
    Author and music critic Maria Sherman talks about her new book, Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS and forgoing rock elitism to give into the joy of boy band pop songs.
  • Nice Things 2018 With NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour Host Linda Holmes
    NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Linda Holmes of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast about what gave her joy this year.
  • A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up clinic
    NY Gov. Hochul promotes pop-up COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Albany
    New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin were among those promoting a pop-up COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Albany Wednesday.
  • Blackpink, modern K-pop's trailblazing group, tries to find its way home
    A new mini-album finds the world's biggest girl group in a tight spot: competing with its own legacy.
  • Carly Rae Jepsen Mixes Bubble-Gum Pop With Ache And Anguish On 'Emotion'
    The "Call Me Maybe" singer proves she's not just a one-hit wonder with her new album. Rock critic Ken Tucker says Jepsen's record is "adventurously diverse in both its sounds and its sentiments."
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    3/7/23 RT Panel
    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC's Alan Chartock, investigative journalist and Adjunct Professor at UAlbany and RPI Rosemary Armao, Chairman of Capital District Latinos Dan Irizarry, and former Associate Editor of the Times Union Mike Spain.
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    1/5/23 RT Panel
    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, investigative journalist and RPI adjunct Rosemary Armao, Chairman of Capital District Latinos Dan Irizarry, Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick, and investment banker on Wall St. Mark Wittman.
  • 11/16/22 RT Panel
    The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, Preceptor in Public Speaking for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University Terry Gipson, Chairman of Capital District Latinos Dan Irizarry, and director, actor, educator and co-founder and Artistic Director of WAM Theatre Kristen van Ginhoven.
  • Pop Hitmaker Cashmere Cat On 'Stumbling Upon Something New'
    The Norwegian producer has made beats for artists like Kanye West and Ariana Grande. For his debut album, 9, he says he wanted to recapture the feeling of discovering his own sound for the first time.
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